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Originally Posted by _Mouse
But the client ie op is asking has she wrecked the relationship. The T hasn't contained her own responses. Excited? Why be excited? Frustrated? Why be frustrated? I've never felt T be either of these in 10yra. Why? Because T has the skill to know therapy ebbs & flows. A client is vulnerable one session and than closed down the next.
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Hmm...maybe I haven't met a T like that. You've given me some food for thought. But one more thing: did you ever come right out and say you think T may be frustrated or mad at you? Cause I think that's what the op said happened and I did the same with mine. I was open about my fear, trying to be honest, and found that my suspicion was at least somewhat correct - he was frustrated for me, with me - idk how he worded it exactly. But he shared the frustration only after being directly asked about it. Should a T then lie? Or would a T truly be able to feel no frustration at all and detach in that way? If so, I need to find that T...